Annabelle trying to destroy John Lloyd?
by: Edgar O. Cruz | STIR Editor (Chief Agitator)
23 Jun 2009 | 11:44 AM

Reader Samantha De Leon brought to STIR’s attention that Annabelle Rama might be destroying John Lloyd Cruz for Richard Gutierrez’s sake.

She writes: “Naisip ko po na baka kaya sinisiraan ni Annabelle Rama si John Lloyd Cruz dahil balak na pagsamahin ang anak niyang si Richard Gutierrez kay Sarah Geronimo. Dahil sigurado po ako na walang namamagitan kay Ruffa Gutierrez at John Lloyd. Ngayon kahit hindi confirmed na gagawa si Richard ng movie with Sarah, malinaw ang motibo ni Annabelle sa pagsira kay John Llloyd. Alam niyang malakas ang tambalang Sarah-John Lloyd at nandoon ang pagkagusto na itambal ang anak sa Box Office Queen.”

Samantha has a point. Richard and Sarah are doing a movie late next year, a co-production between Viva Films and GMA Films. But Richard will do the movie with Anne Curtis first, most likely GMA Films’ Valentine’s offering. But I think Richard is not the main cause of Annabelle’s dislike of John Lloyd. I think she does not like John Lloyd for Ruffa because he’s not a multi-millionaire like Yilmaz Bektas.

But John Lloyd’s problem with Annabelle in relation to Ruffa was fixed by Star Magic heads Johnny “Mr. M” Manahan and Mariole Alberto. Mr. M and Mariole initiated the dinner with Annabelle, Eddie Gutierrez, Ruffa and John Lloyd. This is the reason  Annabelle stopped criticizing John Lloyd in public.

Samantha has a point in stating John Lloyd is a big threat to Richard.

John Lloyd is now the generally accepted Box-Office Supreme having broken the much-sought-after P200 million mark for a blockbuster movie. He did it outside the Metro Manila Filmfest not once but twice with “A Very Special Love” and “You Changed My Life” with Sarah.

While Richard Valentine release movies do well in gross receipts, they were not as huge as John Lloyd’s. Richard’s advantage is his television dramas. John Lloyd cannot claim a blockbuster television solo starrer like Richard does. But John Lloyd is generally considered a better actor than Richard. This great actor image will be greatly enhanced by Star Cinema film “In My Life” with Vilma Santos and Luiz Manzano.

Richard, on the other hand, has more endorsements than John Lloyd. But John Lloyd has a track record for being an effective image model like what he did for Biogesic. He made Biogesic the country’s number one paracetamol, making it a billion-peso-a-year over-the counter medicine.

STIR thinks John Lloyd and Richard are on a head-on collision. Annabelle probably realizes this and she does not want Richard’s sister on the way, consciously or unconsciously.